Thursday, December 24, 2015

The rise of the Internet has brought us dozens (maybe
hundreds) of websites that attempt to give advice to aspiring authors. And then
we have the countless chat rooms and message boards, where peer-to-peer
counseling thrives. And after twelve years in the business, I’ve come to a
conclusion:

There’s an awful lot of bad advice getting passed around out
there.

Mind you, it’s not that reliable sources don’t exist. Writer
groups, mentors, reference books, and conferences abound. But in my experience,
most writers aren’t interested. They just want to write, and then take their
chances in the fickle, unpredictable marketplace.

About Me

AAR-member agent.
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I was born in 1962 in an old Spanish colony on the coast of California. They called it "The Village of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels," in honor of Mary the mother of Jesus. Never heard of it? Oh, silly me. Like most people, you probably know it by its abbreviated name in Spanish: Los Angeles.
I grew up somewhere between the gleaming glass towers of Bunker Hill and the bright lights of Hollywood. I was a storyteller almost from birth; poems, articles, business letters, whatever. But like almost all writers, I kept a day job; in-between gigs I found gainful employment as a clerk typist, vitamin buyer, waiter, fundraiser, prep cook, gardener, lifeguard, bookkeeper, grocery checker, printer's apprentice, and meat cutter.
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In time I had a couple of books published. One thing led to another, I edited books for others and managed a writers’ conference, making many valuable contacts along the way. As an agent I made my first sale in only five months; so I think I will stick with this for a while.Swimming, gardening, and cooking keep my hands busy in-between.